Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment for Burn Scars
“For burn patients, traditional scar therapies, such as silicone sheeting and compression...
Plastic Surgery
Empathy, The Best Medicine? How Doctors can Help Patients Remember More Information and Make Better-Informed Decisions
The expression “It shouldn’t have to happen to you to matter to you” has been making the rounds on...
Bottlebrush Bridge between Soft Gels and Firm Tissues.
Softness and firmness are seemingly incompatible traits that synergize to create the unique soft-yet-firm tactility of living tissues pursued in soft robotics, wearable electronics, and plastic surgery. This dichotomy is...
Advanced Techniques for the Use of Neurotoxins in Non-Surgical Facial Rejuvenation.
Neurotoxins initially were used to treat hyperfunctional rhytids of the face, but now have been expanded to improve facial shaping, correct facial asymmetry and even improve skin texture and tone.The clinical approach to...
Effects of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid During Rhytidectomy: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study.
Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an anti-fibrinolytic agent shown to decrease intraoperative bleeding, reduce transfusions, and improve outcomes across multiple specialties. Within plastic surgery, initial reports are encouraging but...
A generative adversarial network approach to predicting postoperative appearance after orbital decompression surgery for thyroid eye disease.
Orbital decompression for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an ophthalmic plastic surgery technique to prevent optic neuropathy and reduce exophthalmos. Because the postoperative appearance can significantly change,...
Searching for an Alternative Method to Evaluate Surgical Knowledge: Does a Drawing and Labeling Quiz Predict In-Service Exam Performance and Enhance Learning?
The best methods to assess surgical knowledge are still debated. The authors used a non-multiple-choice test as a pre- and post-conference assessment to measure residents’ knowledge gains with comparison to a standard...
Fournier’s gangrene: Five years’ experience from a single center in Turkey.
Is the present study aims to analyze demographic, clinical and surgical data of all patients with FG (Fournier’s gangrene) admitted to a tertiary healthcare hospital in the largest city of Turkey.This study included 35...
Soft Tissue Contouring at the Time of Osseointegrated Implant Reconstruction for Lower Extremity Amputation.
Patients with lower extremity amputations using a classic socket prosthesis face many challenges related to the socket-limb interface. The adaptation of osseointegration has allowed for the attachment of a prosthesis directly to...
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the suborbicularis oculi fat and the infraorbital soft tissue.
The aim of this study was to reveal the histomorphological connections among the suborbicularis oculi fat (SOOF), the orbicularis oculi muscle (OOM), the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), the infraorbital fat and the...
Patient-related reasons for late surgery cancellations in a plastic and reconstructive surgery department.
Late cancellations of scheduled operations cause direct and indirect costs for a hospital and economic and emotional stress for the patient. Previously, late cancellation rates for scheduled operations in plastic surgery have...
A systematic review of the effectiveness and complications of fat grafting in the facial region.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fat grafting to the facial region for the reconstruction and aesthetic enhancement of facial contour.A systematic literature review of the National Library...
